Happy Birthday to Condoleeza Rice!
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and me . Thanks for all the cards.
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A curious case of cell phone borborygmus
I have accidentally set my cell phone into some mode where it will call out the word "borborygmus" rather than ring with one of my fancy ring tones. It sounds exactly like this when I get a call:
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obsequies loses
I can't imagine using the word obsequies (funeral rites) in a sentence. It sounds too much like obsequious (fawning or servile.) It feels wrong to have those two words with incompatible meanings sound so similar. I suspect, but have not bothered to confirm that they share the latin root for duty obsequim. It seems that much of the internet shares this bit of homonymophobia. If writing on the internet you are 2.5 times more likely to use the word obsequious than obsequies. Results via Googlefight .
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FBL | Quote of the Day | November 12, 2008
"By sharing something, I realized that I'm not alone, that there are a lot of people that share with me the same preoccupations, the same ideas, the same ideals, and the same quest for a meaning for this life. " —Paulo Coelho (b. 1947); novelist |
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Vietnam War Memorial
The replica of the
Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, is coming to Clemson. It will
arrive at the Greenville-Pickens Fairground, next to the Greenville-Pickens
Speedway, about 10 am, Nov. 12, escorted by the Rolling Thunder and Patriot
Guard motorcycle groups.
The wall will be escorted
to Clemson on US 123, turn onto SC 93 and go through Liberty, Norris and Central
into Clemson to Bowman Field.
The wall, which is half
the size of the original, will be available for viewing 24 hours a day until
Nov. 16. There will be an opening and closing ceremony.
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More Halloween Pictures
Every year Linda's work sponsors a great Halloween event for the kids.
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Today's Briefing -- It's a joke
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THE DEPT OF DEFENSE BRIEFED THE PRESIDENT THIS MORNING.
THEY TOLD BUSH THAT 2 BRAZILIAN SOLDIERS WERE KILLED IN IRAQ . TO EVERYONE'S SURPRISE, ALL THE COLOR DRAINED FROM BUSH'S FACE. THEN HE COLLAPSED ONTO HIS DESK, HEAD IN HIS HANDS, VISIBLY SHAKEN,ALMOST IN TEARS. FINALLY HE COMPOSED HIMSELF AND ASKED, 'JUST HOW MANY IS A BRAZILIAN?' |
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